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Commentary

I1.117 Estate duty—overview

IHT, trusts and estates

Estate duty applied to deaths between 1 August 18941 and 12 March 19752.

It applied to worldwide property of all types and settled property. It was substantially amended over the period of its existence, with reliefs and exemptions being introduced that we would recognise today in the inheritance tax code such as marriage exemption3, quick succession relief4 and agricultural property relief5.

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